(CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa.) – Both
Rick Godwin Jr. (Sr., Largo, Md. / Largo / Southern Maryland) and
Darryl Garib (Sr., Dallas, Texas / Forest Park) hit the 20-point plateau as Wilson won its second-straight game with a defeat of Clarks Summit. The Phoenix scored off the opening tip and never trailed during the game.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 81, Clarks Summit 61
Venue: Huckaby Gymnasium
Records: Wilson 9-8, 3-3 CSAC; Clarks Summit 3-12, 2-4 CSAC
How It Happened
- For the second-straight game Antonio Bussey (Sr., Aiken, S.C. / Aiken / Claflin) got the Phoenix off to a hot start with a slam dunk just 15 seconds into the game. He added two more buckets for good measure and Garib added a layup to give Wilson a quick 8-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. The Defenders were able to climb back within a possession at 14-12 after a Garrett Plantz layup, but a Gary Robertson (Jr., Washington D.C. / Potomac) steal led to a fastbreak layup by Godwin kept it a two-possession game.
- Wilson was able to extend its lead from there and eventually went up 14 after Jeremiah Carter-Johnson's (Sr., Richmond, Va. / Mills E. Godwin) 3-pointer made the score 37-23 with 3:26 to go in the first half, but the Defenders stayed alive by scoring the final six points of the half.
- That run extended to 8-0 after the hosts scored the opening basket of the second half, but it was the closest they would get the rest of the way. Wilson's offense fired up once again and proceeded to hit seven its next nine shots to go on a 16-2 run to take control of the game with a 55-35 lead with 14:42 to play. The Phoenix led by as many as 25 following a pair of Garib free throws with 7:28 to play.
Inside The Numbers
- Godwin led with a game-high 21 points after he made 8-of-14 from the field. He was 5-of-9 behind the arc while scoring at least 20 points for the third time this season.
- Garib was also a force as he finished with 20 points, the sixth time this season he's reached that mark. He was 7-of-9 from the field and recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds.
- Bussey joined the aforementioned in double figures with 12 points and was 5-for-6 from the field with six rebounds and two blocks. Over his last four games he has made an astronomical 77.5% (31-of-40) of his shots.
- Overall Wilson made 29-of-52 on the day for a shooting percentage of .558. It's the second-best percentage in a single game this season behind Wednesday's game against Valley Forge where the Phoenix made .603 (38-of-63).
- Wilson dominated the glass by a rebounding margin of 38-21.
- The Defenders were led by the duo of Kelvin Chest and Garrett Plantz who scored 12 points each.
Up Next
Wilson will look to make it three-in-a-row as it heads to Bryn Athyn this Wednesday. Tip-off with the Lions is set for 6 p.m.
